viable means

collocation in English

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viable
adjective
uk
/ˈvaɪ.ə.bəl/us
/ˈvaɪ.ə.bəl/
able to work as intended or able ...
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mean
noun[S]
uk
/miːn/us
/miːn/
mathematicsspecialized
the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number ...
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(Definition ofviableandmeanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I believe that music for instrument(s) and tape will remain a viable means of musical expression well into the future.
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The initiative may have originated as a natural and viable means of eradicating any suspicion of its participation in his death.
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Although it is computationally expensive to compute two-dimensional flow fields using a three-dimensional formulation, it is nevertheless a viable means of checking the accuracy of the method.
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Shotcrete is also a viable means and method for placing structural concrete.
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Subsequent, more refined, attacks resulted in hundreds of injuries, but have proven not to be a viable means of inflicting massive loss of life.
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Ceremonial songs and dances became both a viable means of making a living and a shameful badge of dishonor.
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These tribal peoples alone, the authors argued, had demonstrated a viable means by which the most pressing problems facing humanity could be answered successfully.
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It was more a novelty than a viable means of transportation.
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This combined with the fact that the average household income is three dollars leaves the forest as the only viable means of resources.
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He soon learned that the indigenous architecture and methods of these places were in fact the only viable means to deal with local problems.
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This method has been described as a viable means of disposing of radioactive waste, and as a state-of-the-art nuclear waste disposal technology.
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While ineffective when used on alkali or earth metals, vacuum fusion remains a viable means when applied to almost all other metals.
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Although a viable means of transport, the monorail failed to attract further investment.
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Dosage, as well as a viable means for systemic release of the drug in patients, is currently being investigated with the use of both canine and primate animal models.
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In the face of unregulated rent increases, and out of necessity, we have chosen to squat as one of many viable means of protesting this atrocity.
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